Internal Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-8048
ISSN: 2165-8048
Department of Dental Implant Centre, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Review Article
Occupational exposure of dental nurses in a tertiary dental hospital in Beijing
Author(s): Yue Zhang, Yuge Zhang, Yang Liu and Lingxiao Wang*
Background: Dental nurses are at high risk for occupational exposure, but how to reduce occupational exposure rates is still a challenge. This project aims to provide a theoretical basis for improving the safety awareness of dental nurses and reducing occupational exposure risks to a certain extent.
Methods: This study conducted a retrospective questionnaire survey to study the following aspects of the dental nursing population: (1) Exposure events, including the types and times of occupational exposure, as well as the devices that cause occupational exposure; and (2) Occupational expectations and attitudes toward patients with infectious diseases. Spearman correlation coefficient was calculated to analyze the relationship between vocational training courses and occupational exposure.
Results: The nurses (93.87%) h.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2165-8048.25.15.503